Hmmm   It sounds as though you're describing a van we saw near Ferndale,
Wasshington this summer.  It appeared to be a chase vehicle for the
Bellingham mountains-to-ocean bike race.

Nice van, and quicker than Dixie!  :-)

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:59 PM, Brendan Slevin <totorovan@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well here in the land-o-vanagons I don't usually report my many sightings
> of
> cool vanagons, but. . .
>
> this evening I was turning onto the parkway and saw a super cool maroon
> syncro westy.  Nice alloys, maybe audi?, big tires, seemed higher than
> usual.  rear swing away spare, SA grill, winch.  I sped up and passed with
> a
> thumbs up and a smile.  What a cool van, my dream rig.
>
> Brendan
> 84 GL Totoro
> Bend, OR
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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